A Farmer's Journey To Immortality - Chapter 660: The 3rd Spirit Realm’s Requirements P2

Chapter 660: The 3rd Spirit Realm’s Requirements P2

Aksai frowned slightly as he listened.

He remembered how desperate the three Core Formation Lords from the demonic faction had been to claim the resources of the Holy Land Torel.

Only now did he understand why those seemingly rich and wealthy Spirit cultivators were fighting like beggars for the resources.

Still, Aksai was not satisfied that he would have to choose a single element. He looked at Yelia before asking to confirm. “And if… if I still try to practise all three elements?”

“Then,” Yelia said, “once you reach a certain stage within the Third Realm, you will no longer be allowed to advance unless all three elements reach the late stage of Core Formation.”

Aksai blinked. “All three…?”

“Yes,” she said. “If you choose to walk the path of three elements, then the path binds you. You cannot break through to the Fourth Spirit Realm unless all three reach the same level.”

She took a slow breath before adding the final warning.

“And one more thing. The breakthrough event for the Third Realm becomes harder if you practise more than one element.”

A silence spread through the hall.

Aksai closed his eyes for a moment. “So the more elements I try to master, the harder the path becomes.”

“Exactly,” Yelia said softly. “The path becomes longer, more dangerous, and more expensive. But if someone succeeds… their power becomes much greater than a one-element cultivator.”

Aksai rubbed his chin for a moment. “You told me all the drawbacks,” he said. “But what about the advantages? There must be some reason people still try to master more than one element, right?”

Yelia nodded slowly. “There are advantages, my liege. Very real ones. That is why some people risk everything despite the difficulty.”

Aksai leaned forward a little. “Go on.”

Yelia held her hands behind her back and began explaining.

“First, if you master more than one element in the Third Spirit Realm, your fighting style becomes far more flexible. Most Core Formation Lords have only one main element. Because of that, their attacks often follow simple patterns. Their strengths are strong but fixed. Their weaknesses also become clear.

“But someone who has mastered two or three elements… their abilities become harder to predict. Their attacks don’t follow a single pattern. Their defence also becomes harder to break.”

She paused for a moment before continuing.

“Second, your Spirit Sense grows stronger. Each element trains the mind in a different way. When you combine them, the improvement adds up. A dual-element or tri-element Core Formation Lord usually has a sharper Spirit Sense than someone who follows only one path.”

Aksai raised his eyebrow. “Sharp enough to make a difference in a fight?”

Yelia nodded. “Yes. Sometimes it can even be the difference between life and death. After all, Spirit Sense isn’t only about how far you can perceive your surroundings.

“After the Third Spirit Realm, it also lets cultivators observe things that are normally hidden from the naked eye. I’m specifically talking about Elemental Daos, which can only be sensed by those who are compatible with those elements.

“The more elements you choose to master, the more your compatibility with those elements increases. And that means your Third Order Spirit Sense can detect more Elemental Daos. It then depends upon the cultivator how they choose to make use of that information in real time.”

She then added.

“Third, your long-term potential increases. If someone reaches the Fourth Spirit Realm—or even the Fifth—while mastering more than one element, their growth becomes much faster than a normal cultivator.

“They can reach heights others cannot even dream of. Their bodies, Spirit Cores, and Spirit essence become richer and more stable. Even their souls gain a lot of dormant benefits.”

Aksai thought about it quietly.

Yelia spoke again. “And lastly, if you ever get the chance to form your Spirit Avatar or Spirit Domain in the future, having more than one element will give you more freedom. The combined power of multiple elements can create rare and powerful forms that single-element cultivators can never achieve.”

Aksai let out a slow breath. “So that’s why the Big Five Sects fight over the hidden realms so fiercely.”

Yelia nodded. “Yes. And honestly, the so-called ’Big Five’ sects and the three major demonic sects are nothing special. Their foundations are shallow.

“The competition among the older, much more powerful sects that exist outside the Dadangar Subcontinent should be far more intense. Those sects know that if they can find enough Spirit Pools, treasures, and resources, they can raise multi-element geniuses who might dominate the world for centuries.”

She continued, “In fact, elemental Spirit Pools can also be used to speed up cultivation in the Spirit Gathering Realm and the Foundation Establishment Realm. The speed of progress in those realms becomes tens of times faster for someone who has access to such pools compared to someone who doesn’t.

But using elemental Spirit Pools in the first and second Spirit realms is considered wasteful, because cultivators in those realms can only use less than ten percent of the pool’s true potential.”

Yelia clasped her hands in front of her.

“There is another issue. If someone uses an elemental Spirit Pool too early—during the first or second Spirit realm—their choices in the Third Spirit Realm become more limited. Their foundation becomes harder to stabilize, which means they would need an intervention from a higher level Spirit cultivator or suitable high-level resource.”

She finished, “That’s why, even among the most well-established sects beyond the Shinayin Empire, the right to use elemental Spirit Pools is given only to the sect’s top geniuses, even when they’re just in the first or second Spirit realm. And such geniuses are usually backed by their respective masters, sect elders, and clan members.”

Aksai leaned back in his seat again, thinking deeply as he processed every word. He suddenly thought of something and smiled mirthlessly before murmuring to himself.

“No wonder Nuya chose to leave the Dadangar Subcontinent and go with her father to the Shinayin Empire. This place… it is indeed barren for geniuses and higher level Spirit cultivators.”

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